How CU Boulder's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.43%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.00% at University of Colorado Boulder. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 78.59% and women students' rate is 84.21%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Colorado Boulder over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	87.71%	85.89%	89.79%
2014-15	84.16% -3.54%	82.14% -3.23%	86.56% -3.23%
2015-16	79.62% -4.54%	76.70% -3.63%	82.93% -3.63%
2016-17	76.62% -3.00%	74.11% -3.49%	79.44% -3.49%
2017-18	79.84% 3.22%	77.26% 3.22%	82.66% 3.22%
2018-19	81.54% 1.70%	79.85% 0.64%	83.30% 0.64%
2019-20	78.35% -3.19%	76.38% -3.01%	80.29% -3.01%
2020-21	84.20% 5.85%	82.78% 5.32%	85.61% 5.32%
2021-22	80.00% -4.20%	75.00% -2.60%	83.00% -2.60%
2022-23	80.73% 0.73%	75.40% 2.75%	85.75% 2.75%
2023-24	83.00% 2.27%	79.00% 1.25%	87.00% 1.25%
Average	81.43%	78.59%	84.21%

University of Colorado Boulder Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.48% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Colorado Boulder from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29.66%	30.66%	28.56%
2014-15	24.17% -5.49%	25.71% -6.13%	22.43% -6.13%
2015-16	24.89% 0.72%	26.11% 1.18%	23.62% 1.18%
2016-17	24.68% -0.21%	26.66% -1.01%	22.61% -1.01%
2017-18	22.76% -1.92%	24.04% -1.15%	21.46% -1.15%
2018-19	22.45% -0.31%	23.80% -0.36%	21.10% -0.36%
2019-20	22.32% -0.13%	23.40% 0.20%	21.30% 0.20%
2020-21	17.00% -5.32%	18.15% -5.40%	15.90% -5.40%
2021-22	16.00% -1.00%	19.00% -2.90%	13.00% -2.90%
2022-23	16.37% 0.37%	18.34% 1.73%	14.73% 1.73%
2023-24	16.00% -0.37%	17.00% 0.27%	15.00% 0.27%
Average	21.48%	22.99%	19.97%

University of Colorado Boulder Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 39,903, the average number of admitted is 32,416, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,603. The number of CU Boulder applicants increased by 4.25% (2,288 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Colorado Boulder from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	22,473	19,710	5,846
2014-15	28,852 6,379	24,282 23	5,869 23
2015-16	31,325 2,473	24,941 339	6,208 339
2016-17	34,047 2,722	26,087 231	6,439 231
2017-18	36,148 2,101	28,861 130	6,569 130
2018-19	36,604 456	29,848 131	6,700 131
2019-20	40,677 4,073	31,872 413	7,113 413
2020-21	44,203 3,526	37,221 -787	6,326 -787
2021-22	54,756 10,553	43,805 683	7,009 683
2022-23	53,781 -975	43,416 97	7,106 97
2023-24	56,069 2,288	46,537 340	7,446 340
Average	39,903	32,416	6,603

University of Colorado Boulder Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CU Boulder

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes